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manso

Spanish, noun/ˈmanso/

manso is spelled M-A-N-S-O (5 letters) and appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 23,327th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Manso is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “bellwether (the leading sheep, goat or res of a flock)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ejemplar macho de un rebaño o majada que por su carácter sirve de guía a los demás”.

What does manso mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    tame, meek; not threatening

noun

  1. 1

    masculinebellwether (the leading sheep, goat or res of a flock)

adjective

  1. 1

    colloquialgigantic, big

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. De carácter dócil y tranquilo. 2. Benigno y suave en la condición. 3. Apacible, sosegado. Se dice de ciertas cosas insensibles. 4. No contencioso, con dominio propio.^([cita requerida])

noun: 1. Ejemplar macho de un rebaño o majada que por su carácter sirve de guía a los demás.

adjective: 1. Enorme, tremendo. 2. Excelente, espectacular.

interjection: 1. De acuerdo.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of manso

  • mansa feminine
  • mansos masculine plural
  • mansas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce manso?

  • /ˈmanso/
  • [ˈmãn.so]
  • [ˈmãnso]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to manso

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is manso in Spanish?

manso appears 1.9 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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